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Jarosite from
Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France


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Jarosite

Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
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Jarosite

Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
05490860017370971906598.jpg
Jarosite

Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Jarosite
Formula:KFe33+(SO4)2(OH)6
Habit:Pyramidal
Colour:Red-brown
Quality for species:Good crystals or rich for species - important (!)
Abundance at site:Rare
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Jarosite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Le Rhun Mine, Plélauff, Guingamp, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:201384
Long-form Identifier:1:3:201384:8
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Jarosite
29.4km (18.2 miles) ⓘKerfouleu, Saint-Gildas, Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany, France
40.9km (25.4 miles) ⓘPoullaba vein, Locmaria-Berrien, Poullaouen, Châteaulin, Finistère, Brittany, France
46.1km (28.7 miles) ⓘLa Lande quarry, Plumelin, Pontivy, Morbihan, Brittany, France
67.5km (41.9 miles) ⓘTrou du Tonnerre, Pivisy, Groix, Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France
References
Germain C. (1995), Les haldes de la mine abandonnée du Rhun en Plélauff (Côtes d'Armor), Le Cahier des Micromonteurs, n°3, 8-13
 
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